It is a fraudulent practice and it is unlawful:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-10.1-06.1

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    For any person knowingly to subscribe to, or make or cause to be made, any material false statement or representation in any report or other document or statement required to be filed under any provision of this chapter, or to omit to state any material statement or fact in any such document or statement which is necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

2.    For any person, in connection with the sale of any pre-need funeral service or personal property, directly or indirectly, to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud.

3.    For any person, in connection with the sale of any pre-need funeral service or personal property, directly or indirectly, to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

4.    No action may be brought under this section by the commissioner after six years from the date of the violation.